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on board the vessels now cruising off Pensacola, intended for the relief of Fort Pickens. As yet these supplies have not reached their intended destination, and thece have arrived at Florida, while other divisions are daily expected there. Fort Pickens is, therefore, the supposed rendezvous of the drafts of United States troopsreturned to the city last evening. Rumor indicates that she will be sent to Fort Pickens. At ten o'clock last night, says the N. York World, our Army and Navy Re is affected in regard to the sending of supplies to the vessels-of-war and Fort Pickens. They are ample for present and future necessities. Instructions have alsolarge force for a destination as yet unknown, but generally understood to be Fort Pickens, Major Holmes, Commander-in-Chief of all the U. S. forces at this station an as to their destination, hardly a man of them doubts that they are bound to Fort Pickens. They are a very intelligent set of men, and appear to be thoroughly posted
The Coercion policy — what will Virginiado? TheNational Republican,the Washington organ of the abolition Administration, says, in its Thursday' s issue: "Advices received here yesterday indicate an early attack upon Fort Pickens. It is believed here that if an attack is really made upon Fort Pickens and vigorously repulsed, that the Union men of Virginia will sweep everything before them at the approaching election in May." This is too much even for theNational Intelligencer,wFort Pickens and vigorously repulsed, that the Union men of Virginia will sweep everything before them at the approaching election in May." This is too much even for theNational Intelligencer,which thus replies: "From our knowledge of the Southern people, and especially of their temper at the present day, we are compelled to entertain an opinion precisely the opposite of that expressed by our Administration contemporary in this city; and it is in this strong belief, as well as from the profound sorrow with which we contemplate even the probability of blood being shed in a fratricidal conflict, that we should deeply deplore any such occurrence."